prior generation

collocation in English

meaningsofpriorandgeneration

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withgeneration.
prior
adjective[before noun]
uk
/praɪər/us
/praɪr/
formal
existing or happening before something else, or before a ...
See more atprior
generation
noun
uk
/ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdʒen.əˈreɪ.ʃən/
all the people of about the same age within a society or within a ...
See more atgeneration

(Definition ofpriorandgenerationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofprior generation

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
These expectations are set forth and replicated by thepriorgeneration.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The aircraft's high cruising speed and altitude is also expected to give it a significant kinematic advantage overpriorgenerationof aircraft.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Exterior dimensions are increased, with cargo room increased by five percent over thepriorgeneration.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Fuel economy was improved over thepriorgeneration, while maximum towing capacity was 6500lbkg -1.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The process of internalization takes place in prior generations as an evolutionary reflection of the environment.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Readers of history cannot help but be struck with the pathetic fact that every generation refuses to learn lessons from prior generations.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Our generation does not have the right to undo the achievements of prior generations.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Concurrently, advances in the development of solid state memory eliminated the bulky, costly, and power-hungry magnetic core memory used in prior generations of computers.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These manuals enabled the wisdom of prior generations to find its way within newer generations of strategists.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
This new generation model also reverted the wheels back to five lug wheels from the prior generation's six lug wheels due to cost and assembly time saving measures.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Each region has its own way of dancing, playing the music, and delivering the calls (if any); the dancers, musicians, and callers have typically learned their style from prior generations.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
As official nicknames gained prominence in the early 1900s (in contrast to media-generated and unofficial nicknames of prior generations), pictorial logos began emerging as part of the team's marketing.
From
Wikipedia
This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofprior
Go to the definition ofgeneration
See other collocations withgeneration